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What is the primary process involved in the formation of sedimentary rock?
What is the primary process involved in the formation of sedimentary rock?
Metamorphic rocks are formed by cooling of lava at the Earth's surface.
Metamorphic rocks are formed by cooling of lava at the Earth's surface.
False (B)
What are the three main types of rocks?
What are the three main types of rocks?
Igneous rock, Sedimentary rock, Metamorphic rock
The molten rock that erupts on Earth's surface is called_____.
The molten rock that erupts on Earth's surface is called_____.
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Match the following rock types with their formation processes:
Match the following rock types with their formation processes:
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Flashcards
What is a rock?
What is a rock?
A natural, solid mixture of minerals or grains.
What are grains?
What are grains?
The fragments that make up a rock.
What is the rock cycle?
What is the rock cycle?
The process of changing one type of rock into another.
What is lava?
What is lava?
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What is sediment?
What is sediment?
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Study Notes
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
- Rocks are natural, solid mixtures of minerals or grains
- Grains are fragments that make up a rock
- Texture describes the grain size and how grains fit together in a rock
- Composition is the makeup of a rock; the minerals it contains
- Composition helps determine where the rock formed
- The rock cycle is a series of processes that change one type of rock into another
- Three main types of rocks: Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic
Sedimentary Rock
- Sediment is rock material formed from broken down rocks or dissolved pieces of rocks in water.
- Sedimentary rocks are formed from
- Pieces of rocks that are eroded and broken down by water
- Pieces of rocks that are cemented together
- Metamorphic rocks are formed when
- Rocks are forced deep underground
- Rocks experience intense pressure and heat
Metamorphic Rock
- Rocks are forced down deep underground.
- Intense heat and pressure squeeze and "cook" the rock.
Magma and Lava
- Magma is molten, hot earth (rock) underground
- Lava is molten rock erupting on Earth's surface.
- Igneous rock is formed when
- Magma rises to the Earth's surface.
- Magma cools and solidifies
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Test your knowledge on the different types of rocks and their characteristics in this quiz about the rock cycle. Explore igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks through various questions. Understand how rocks are formed and transformed in nature.
